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No. 239,086. Patented March 22,1881.

PETERS. PHOTO! ITNOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR W. OBOOKETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHADE-HOLDER Foe dANDLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 239,086, dated March 22, 1881..

Application filed January 8, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. ORooKE'rr, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shade-Holders for Candles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to an arrangement of devices on an ordinary candle, by means of which a shade or globe is supported thereon and follows with the candle as it burns away in a simple, convenient, and inexpensive manner.

The drawings serve to illustrate how my improvements maybe applied to the candle and the invention thereby practiced.

In these drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a candle having my improvement connected therewith with a shade attached. Fig. 2 is a sectional front view with a globe attached, the candle shown broken away just below the cap of the device; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section thereof, the candle being in elevation and broken away and the shade or globe removed.

a is the candle. b is a cap placed over the upper or wick end, which may be struck up or otherwise conveniently constructed. 0 is disk on the end of this cap, having an opening a little less in diameter than the diameter of the candle. d is a plate placed on the bottom of the candle. e c are two springs, in this case shown composed of rubber. Each of these springs is attached to the cap I) and plate d by the hooks ff on the sides of the cap andthe hooksff on arms g 9 extending up from the plate d, such springs being placed on opposite sides of the candle, so as to bring an equal pressure on the cap and cause its disk to press evenly on the candle-top as it burns away and as the cap moves down toward the base of the candle.

The arm h of the shade a is inserted into the sockets j j of the cap, Fig. 1. In case a globe is used (see Fig. 2) its downwardly-projecting flange It has asocket, l, in it. This socket lfits over the sockets j j until the flange 7c rests onto the bead or projection m, made on the lower edge of the cap I). Thebead forms a stop to such flange.

It will be observed that as the candle burns away, as shown in Fig. 3, the cap, with its attached shade or globe, as the case may be, will follow the cap toward the base of the candle, always shading its light.

This invention forms a beautiful ornament, not only for dinner and supper tables, but also for the center of a bouquet, vase, or basket of flowers.

Another advantage of my improvement is the avoidance of the guttering or irregular wasting 01f of the candle. This usually takes place in large rooms or in places where there are strong currents of air or drafts. Italso avoids the scattering and spitting of the hot wax, paraffine, or other substances of which the candles are composed, and from such substances being deposited on the garments of guests or on the drapery and furniture of the room, the carpets, &c.

I do not claim, broadly, means for shading the light of a candle so as to avoid any adjustment of the shade or globe as the candle burns away; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Leters Patent, is

The combination of the cap b, plate d, with arms g.g connected therewith, the caps and the arms containing hooks, to which are attached springs, by means of which springs the cap I), with its attached shade or globe, is drawn ARTHUR w. oRooKErr.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. HUNTER, ELWYN S. MAILLER. 

